Oscars: Dissident Iranian Filmmakers Reiterate Calls For AMPAS To Stop Accepting Entries From Iran’s State-Controlled Film Body
The Iranian Independent Filmmakers Association (IIFMA) has stepped-up calls for the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) to reappraise its relationship with Iran’s government-controlled Farabi cinema body. Up until now, AMPAS has accepted Farabi as the official organization overseeing Iran’s entry to the Best International Feature Film category. Dissident Iranian cinema body IIFMA,…